This was my first attempt at astrophotography. Using my dad’s old 85mm f1.4 Nikon lens, focusing on infinity, I tried with many attempts to photograph the meteor spectacle which was meant to brace our skies yesterday evening on the 12th of August. What was interesting to notice was the amount of light pollution the camera actually picked up; pollution which we do not realise is so present never really providing us with a crystal clear sky for star gazing. Some light did however come through, with long exposures of about 20 seconds each, with magnificient clouds which appeared towards the end of the night. We managed to catch about five shooting stars, which appeared like a flash, and soon disappeared leaving a trail of dust in the sky.